The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-25
COMMENT AND OPINION.

PROHIBITION of foreign immigration is not
needed nor desired. What is wanted is reason
able observation-disclosures Journal
EUROPE is a camp and the heath of man
or the drunken fury Of another NAV at any
minute put all it's armies in motion.-National
Republican.
Cleveland. why do they declare htm failure
Do they consider the production of failure a
thing to oe proud of New Yorke Tribune.
THE land aeitator who is once more be-
boxes marked with famous old address thus:
George, Washington. "-Pittsburg Chronicle.
IF the United Labor Anti-P Poverty George
McGlynn party can succeed in making picnics
popular without any beer, it will at least have
conferred one great boon upon humanity.-New
York Mail and Express.
ALTHOUGH Ives has 'lost" important books,
it is by no means certain that there may not be
evidence to send him to join the other ''Napo-
Icons of finance" at a celebrated State institu-
ton on the Hudson. Republican.
SENATOR VOORHEES, declares that "Repu blican
partisan poison has been almost completely
eliminated" from the political system of
Indiana. Then, possibly, that accounts for the
fact that every dollar has been eliminated from
her Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
A COLOR BLIND man who insists upon risking
his life and the lives Of other people
through his infrmity, does not occupy a
{ very noble attitude. He is by means alb
color blind and who threaten to quit work if he
is not allowed to endanger human ife.-New
York Times.
If the Grant Monument Association can find
no better way of raising funds than by putting
Gen. Grants monument in competition with
cunning advertising tricks and opening the way
for every dealer in nostrums to use the old COM
mander's name to catch sales, they had better
shut ND shop. The whole business is cheap
discreditable and Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
THE New Orleans Tirnes-Democrat is another
leading Democratic journal of the country
which refuses to remain silent concerning the
Postmaster generals bungiing management of
the postal service. If this sort of criticism
keeps on it NAV yet be necessary to send the
Villas boom for Vice president to the Dead Letter
Office in order to prevent it from being taken to
the morgue.-Philadelph Press.
THE drawing qualities Of the show would be
immensely increased il the President, in visit
ing the West. would induce Mr.. George William
Curtis and Mr.. Eugene Higgins to accompany
him. The appearance of these TWO gentlemen on
the platform with Mr. Cleveland one at his
right and the other at his left, would be i'm
pressve spectacle which could not fail to excite
the interest of the whole country.-Milwaukee
Sentinel
the list "How is the candidate?" asked Sun
reporter of him. "Dont call me the candidate"
replied Mr.. George, Pm the Secretary Of State.
The Democratic and Republican candidates are
nowhere" Thus believing until the day of cleo
ton the author Of Progress and Poverty" will
enjoy the sweets Of victory without the tolls.
Only ballots can shake such STANDARDIZATION
Advertiser.
WITH half a dozen different varieties of labor
party. the Socialists and the probable revival of
the Know nothing party, the antagonism be-
tween labor and capital promises to become
more than usually bitter during the period
between this and the November. '88, election.
There are too many blatant demagogues sup
ported by the bard earnings of worknemen, too
many walking delegates who imagine they are
not earning their salaries unless they are con-
tinually stirring up strikes The organ
lied labor gets rid of these excrescences, these
disturbing elements, and settles down upon a
commons basis the better it will be for
nad o6npa and fnr fha Try
generally -Memphi Avalanche.
THE so-called Know nothing spirit seems to be
displaying itself all over the civilized world. A
few wears ago a wide acceptancy was given I'D
the theory that all men were brothers. and that
barriers between nations ought to be thrown
down. But the opinion tina. Is gaining force at
the present time seems to be that the people of
each country should be the exclusive possessorS
of it's advantages The cry is: America for the
Americans Ireland for the Irish; Russia for the
Russians; France for the French, and so on.
This theory of nationalism has already taken
form in legislation in Russia, Germany Aus
tria and. far the Chinese are concerned,
the United States. That there will be still fur
Their developments of the same theory in the
near future is highly probable.-Boston Her